[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon everyone. after a baltimore city officer turn himself in a and amid allegations he sexually abused a

minor living in a song, and other law enforcement official is under arrest facing child sex abuse allegations. this is a downtown look where the rain has stopped for now. john is in any weather center with a first look at the forecast. >> we are beginning to see the last of the race really moving out of the area. we're hoping for a little somebody in the afternoon. about that flood advisory, it covers the western shore of the day, primarily, from around baltimore city to seven baltimore county, down the bay to down around and around all -- arundel.round anann

there is the satellite radar combination south of the baltimore area. we do have a lot of cloudiness. there may still be some drizzle around the area this afternoon. dimension warmer temperatures? >> -- did i mention warmer temperatures? >> yes. but not for a while. >> you can track the rain from the west coast to your neighborhood using our interactive radar. save your location on your computer. find it all on our website, wbaltv.com. back to the developing story of the top of the newscast -- the deputy sheriff has been arrested after he reportedly had sex with a young girl. the girl's parents were not home at the time. he has been released at $75,000

bond and is suspended without pay. we will have the latest on the investigation tonight. a baltimore city police officer remains suspended after charged with sexually abusing a girl in arundel county. >> baltimore city police suspended kevin rolen who is assigned to the crime department. he turned himself into investigators following a two- week investigation. according to sheriff's officials, the victim was living in the officer's home. she is described as a close family friend pierre >> we became aware of this incident a couple weeks ago appeared course according to baltimore city -- zero weeks -- a couple

of weeks ago. >> no one came to the door at the officer's home. he is charged with sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree assault. members say they disturbed and shocked by the allegations. >> it does not look like that kind of person. he is a really nice person from what i have seen. >> officer rolen is 44 years old. he has been a baltimore city police of server the past 10 years. in the newsroom -- >> another name of the man who died after a fire raged through his home. roger carter died from smoke inhalation and burns and nearly half of his body. investigators say carter was trapped inside the house when it caught fire tuesday night. three other residents were able to make it out safely the cause

of the fire remains under investigation. in the meantime, family and friends gathered to remember the city worker steps to death in a southwest baltimore gas station. a vigil was held in west baltimore last 5424-year-old david mclaughlin, a junior investigators -- last night for 24-year-old david mclaughlin, a junijr. air-traffic safety is under increased scrutiny this afternoon after two passenger jets had to land without assistance from the control tower. a nationwide investigation is now under way following reports that pilots could not raise an air traffic controller in order to land at washington's reagan national airport around midnight wednesday. both airplanes landed safely with the aid of a regional controller 40 miles away. there are reports that solo air

traffic controllers on duty was asleep and did not hear the pilots call. ray lahood has now ordered two controllers be on shift. lawmakers are demanding clarification of the u.s. role in libya. polls show that americans think we should be doing more. the president is meeting with his national security team to a after another night of air strikes in libya. house speaker boehner wrote the president demanding answers on why we're there and when we will leave. this is after a poll finds that 60% of americans support our involvement against gadhafi. the obama administration is trying to turn over control of the mission as nato decides who will be in charge. there are many of possible outcomes here. no one can predict them. >> in the meantime, a french

military official says that french airstrikes have hit a libyan air base in the interior of the country, but did not specify the exact location or the extent of the damage. more than 440 soldiers of the maryland army national guard battalion are headed for egypt. there will spend about a year in the peninsula as part of the multi-national force. we will have more on their deployment tonight at 5:00 p.m. and japan, more smoke is coming from several of the country's reactor plant in fukushima. smoke is rising from a reactor building's 1, 2, 3, and forbid this is the first time smoke has been seen coming out of the no. 1 reactor. a top japanese official says the cause of the smoke is a rise in pressure. two workers were hospitalized after stepping in to

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>> relief from those higher- than-normal food prices could soon be on the way. prices for vegetables shot up about 50% last month after cold weather stunted tomato, lettuce, and other crops in the southern u.s. and mexico the renewed supply it is expected to bring prices back down. while food prices are affected, the price of prescription drugs is now on the rise. the rose much faster in 2010 than each of the last five years. two-thirds found double-digit jumps drugs like lafleur, kravis, and singular -- double- digit jumps.

drugs like lipitor. there is a growing debate among airline passengers were the majority of palin ginger's want family -- majority of passengers want family sections. some are also advocating designated rose four tall passengers and those with disabilities. >dr. danielle anthony is here to answer your pet questions. e-mail your questions to wbaltv.com. it was one of the most sweeping laws in the nation's history. we have a look at federal health care reform a year later. >> it is a little chilly here. the rain has moved to the senate budget to the south and we're looking for some sun. -- the rain has moved to the south and we're looking for some sun.

>> so far, it has been miserable weather in the past day and they and a half. -- dave/day and a half. the rain has move pretty much to the south of us. we still have some storm cells and south and east -- appeared in the baltimore area, which is to " disguise. the winds are pushing the clouds further south. we could get some sun later this afternoon. but these north winds are also pulling in some of the school there. that will keep the temperatures way below normal today, tomorrow, and into the weekend .ppeare it is 40 degrees in edgewood.

westminster is 36 degrees. it is in the 20's in oakland. we do not see much of a rise in temperatures today and we do not see temperatures improving for daytime highs near much over the next few days. the wind is pushing the squad to the cell. eventually, we will get out from under the stuff. -- pushing this cloud to the south. eventually we will get out from under this stuff. we have cold air coming out of canada and that will be visiting us right through the weekend and into next week. there is another storm out in the west coast as well. that will come across the country. so we will introduce more precipitation in the forecast as to go into the weekend. mostly cloudy for the rest of the day and the rain chances have gone down to just about zero now. there may be a few patches of drizzle.

i expect only 45 degrees for the high point we're getting tough time -- we're having a tough time getting out of the 30's. the north wind is at 7 miles per hour. it will clear tonight and be unseasonably cold. north-2-northwest wind at 5 miles per hour. we see the drying conditions, but the cold flow of air is coming in. by friday, it will begin to pile up and the next storm from the west coast will push in on saturday. it has a little snow, mixed precipitation, and rain as well. we will have to see where the temperatures are. we will be right on the fence with a wintry mix as we get into the weekend. 46 degrees is for the high

today and that is really optimistic. friday's forecast is 44 degrees. we will get some sun could buy the evening, we will have a near-y mix in the 40's-to- 50 degrees next week. >> this afternoon, new hope for patients with high risk of developing diabetes. in a new study, a drug is found to prevent fullblown disease in 72% of participants with diabetes. for anoted a decrease in ma thickening of the carotid artery. new research suggests exercise could help counter a diet high in salt which could raise blood pressure.

the more physical activity participants said, the lower their blood pressure. but experts warn that exercise cannot do it alone. the american heart association recommends no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium a day. it has been a year since president obama signed into law the most sweeping piece of legislation in decades. it has sparked much debate and controversy with five legal challenges pending in federal court. at least one is likely to make it all the way to the supreme court. while parts of law, such as free preventative care, medicare, and private plans are already implemented, much of the law still has yet to the. >> we will make sure that the obama care is never fully implemented. >> a recent poll shows that a quarter of below have already been repealed. -- a quarter of americans

thought along had already been repealed. today's event is hosted by maryland attorney general. >> dr. daniel anthony here too -- dr. danielle anthony is here to answer your pet questions. >> she is four and a half months .ld - she is ready to go explore this entire studio today. >> she does not want to be sitting here right now. she is anxious to jump out and go someplace. >> read. >> let's see what folks are curious about this afternoon. what can i do about my six- month-old puppy who does not want to walk on a leash or stray from the yard? >> the question i would have for you is is the dog not wanting to

walk because it is just nervous and it does not know how to walk on a leash? in which case, you have to build on working confidence, training the puppy in the house on the leash so that they can get more comfortable with being on the leash, and you can start trying to lead them around the house a little bit if the question is more about that the dog does not want to leave the yard -- >> a security issue -- >> yes, that is a confidence issue. you have to show him that good things to happen when we leave the yard. >> it is training. it is a puppy. >> it is training. it is all about training and teaching the puppet what we want them to do and not letting them dictate that for us. >> my dog eats human food when it is left on the counter and i leave the room. how can i stop him from getting up on the counter? i would think he would get the

food off the counter. how do you keep a dog from jumping up there? >> the quick answer to that is do not leave the food up there. leave it covered. again, we're talking about training. it is an issue where the dog values the food more highly than having anything else happen. what you need to do is train a dog that there is something that is more valuable to him to go sit down on a carpet or follow you out of the room. you need to train him that there will be better treats are you will give him more attention. >> positive reinforcement. >> negatively encouraging the jumping on the counter. >> bad things happen when you do that. >> exactly. >> those two dog question tralee come down to train. >> training, training, training. there is no such thing as too

old to train. >> to just break them in. >> a dog can be trained through their whole lives. you just have to find out what their motivation is. some dogs are motivated by food. some are motivated by attention. others are motivated by something else, a toy or something like that. >> thank you for joining us. >> your welcome. >> we will see you next week. if you have a pet question, he milled along with your pet photos -- e-mail it along with your pet photos. up next, your maryland lottery mid day.

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